Category: TV

The 2024 Luso World Cinema Blogathon: Xica da Silva (1997)

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This post is part of the 2024 Luso World Cinema Blogathon, hosted by Critica Retro and Spellbound. Read the rest of the posts in this event HERE! Xica da Silva was a real-life woman who lived in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais during the 18th century. She was the daughter of a Portuguese man … Continue reading The 2024 Luso World Cinema Blogathon: Xica da Silva (1997)

Chandler Bing and Janice Litman Goralnik (nee Hosenstein)

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This post is part of the Mismatched Couple Blogathon, hosted by Realweegiemidget Reviews and Cinematic Catharsis. Read the rest of the mismatched posts HERE! I never understood the Janice (Maggie Wheeler) hate on the show Friends. I LOVE Janice. Possibly because I once had a friend very much like Janice. Yes, she was loud and … Continue reading Chandler Bing and Janice Litman Goralnik (nee Hosenstein)

Debbie’s Totally Random and Completely Insignificant Pop Culture Awards of 2022

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It’s awards time! Yay! As usual, these are my personal preferences and just for fun! The Television Episode That Kicked the Ass of Anything in Movies Award: One Way Out - Andor Rix Road – Andor 2022 was an exceptional year for TV series. I believed back in late 2021 that nothing would surpass Station … Continue reading Debbie’s Totally Random and Completely Insignificant Pop Culture Awards of 2022

Devilishly Delightful Donald Pleasence Blogathon: The Barchester Chronicles (1982)

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This post is part of the Devilishly Delightful Donald Pleasence Blogathon, hosted by Cinematic Catharsis and Realweegiemidget Reviews. Read the rest of the devilishly delightful posts in this event HERE! In my opinion, Victorian era writer Anthony Trollope doesn’t get the attention and acclaim he deserves. Unlike his contemporaries such as Charles Dickens, the Bronte … Continue reading Devilishly Delightful Donald Pleasence Blogathon: The Barchester Chronicles (1982)

Diana Rigg Kills It As The Queen of Thorns

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This post is part of The Other Than a Bond Girl Blogathon, hosted by Realweegiemidget Reviews and Pale Writer. Read the rest of the posts in this event HERE! Today happens to be the ten year anniversary of this blog! Happy blogversary to me! The reason I bring this up here is one of my … Continue reading Diana Rigg Kills It As The Queen of Thorns

The Second Disaster Blogathon: Into the Night (2018 -)

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This post is part of the Second Disaster Blogathon, hosted by Dubsism and Pale Writer. Read the rest of the world ending posts HERE! I’m a big fan of the show Lost. There’s something about a group of strangers forced to face a disaster together to survive that deeply appeals to me. When Lost became … Continue reading The Second Disaster Blogathon: Into the Night (2018 -)

Sanditon and the Missing Essence of Jane

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SPOILERS: I know I’m very late to the party, but I just got the chance to finally catch up with the recent miniseries adaptation of Jane Austen’s unfinished novel Sanditon. I went into it optimistic that I would enjoy it. Love & Friendship, Whit Stillman’s film adaptation of Lady Susan, another unfinished novel by Austen, … Continue reading Sanditon and the Missing Essence of Jane

The Six Wives of Henry VIII: Catherine Howard

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This post is part of The 6th Annual Favourite TV Show Episode Blogathon, hosted by A Shroud of Thoughts. Read the rest of the posts in this event HERE! The 1970 British miniseries The Six Wives of Henry VIII is quite different from the more recent series on the same subject, The Tudors. ( It's … Continue reading The Six Wives of Henry VIII: Catherine Howard

Debbie’s Totally Random and Completely Insignificant Pop Culture Awards of 2019

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Awards time! WHOO-HOO! As always, these are about my personal preferences and just for fun. The Television Episode That Kicked the Ass of Anything in Movies Award: “This Extraordinary Being” – Watchmen When this year began I was POSITIVE that Game of Thrones would easily walk off with this category. As we all know, the … Continue reading Debbie’s Totally Random and Completely Insignificant Pop Culture Awards of 2019

Game of Thrones Season 8: The Great, the Good, the Meh, and the Ugly

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There’s been a lot of unpacking going on for what was, by a pretty strong consensus, a massively disappointing final season of Game of Thrones. Unlike other series endings that people disliked, I don’t think it’s so much how it ended, but how the story got to the end. I can’t recall one person complaining … Continue reading Game of Thrones Season 8: The Great, the Good, the Meh, and the Ugly

“A Little Song, a Little Dance, a Little Seltzer Down Your Pants”

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This post is part of The Fifth Annual Favourite TV Show Episode Blogathon, hosted by Terry at A Shroud of Thoughts. Read the rest of the posts in this event HERE! Many years ago I took a seminar on story structure. The teacher briefly discussed sitcom story structure, summing it up this way: "Act I: … Continue reading “A Little Song, a Little Dance, a Little Seltzer Down Your Pants”

The Richard Matheson Blogathon–Final Wrap-Up!

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We have one more link to share from The Richard Matheson Blogathon: It Came From The Man Cave! found Burn, Witch, Burn, just an O.K. entry in the genre, though he did appreciate the performance of lead man Peter Wyngarde. Rich at Wide Screen World and I would like to thank all the bloggers who … Continue reading The Richard Matheson Blogathon–Final Wrap-Up!